This new recording of Berlioz's unique "dramatic symphony" is as raptly expressive as anybody could wish, while never sacrificing the extraordinary timbral clarity for which Cleveland and Boulez are known.

. . . I think his "Roméo et Juliette" is genuinely heartfelt and surprisingly French. (Yes, even in Cleveland.) this is the first recording of this work to "open doors" for me ¿ I had found the score's pleasures elusive up until now. Boulez brings the three soloists back for "Les nuits d'été", which, like "Roméo", finely balances the intimate and communicative with the eternal.